Tag: ESG
Government of Canada Selects TD and HSBC for Inaugural Issuance of...
The Government of Canada's Department of Finance has selected The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and HSBC as the two structuring advisors for its inaugural issuance...
Federal Government Launches Sustainable Finance Action Council
Investors and governments around the world are recognizing that key to a sustainable economic future are sustainable financial investments. Sustainable finance is about incorporating...
Survey Reveals Concern for Achieving Net Zero Targets
A survey by GHD, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, has found that only 47 per cent of Canadian consumers and 42 per...
Canada’s New Growth-Focused Climate Fund Launched
Purpose Investments Inc., based in Toronto, Ontario, has announced that Purpose Global Climate Opportunities Fund is now available to investors. Canada’s new growth-focused climate fund will...
Carrots or Sticks? Regulatory Requirements and Financial Incentives for Climate Action
By Tyson Dyck and Henry Ren
Given the potential for climate change to drive transformation across entire economic sectors, the fact that it often dominates...
TD Bank Bolsters Sustainability Efforts, ESG Reporting
TD Bank Group bolstered its sustainability efforts in the past year, according to its annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, including plans to...
RBC Commits to $500 Billion in Net-Zero Financing by 2050
Canada's biggest bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is demonstrating its commitment to accelerating clean economic growth and helping communities transition to net-zero....
Brookfield’s New $7.5 billion Climate-Focused Fund
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. plans to raise at least $7.5 billion for a new climate-focused fund, as the Canadian investment firm builds out an...
Manulife Investment Management Issues Inaugural Climate Report
Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG), a Manulife Investment Management Company, recently released its inaugural climate disclosure report.
The new report highlights the risks and opportunities...
WSP to Acquire Golder and Strengthen ESG Services
Leading engineering and design firm WSP Global Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Golder, a leading engineering and consulting firm with more...